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Becky Singer and Doug Bracken will be speaking at a seminar regarding Government Contractors & Prevailing Wages on February 23, 2010 at the Embassy Suites Dallas Market Center. Please click on this link for more details: http://www.lorman.com/seminars/sem... Read More

Becky Singer was recently quoted in the article, ï¿½Is Progressive Discipline a Thing of the Past ?ï¿½ published by Society for Human Resource Management (ï¿½SHRMï¿½) available through SHRMï¿½s online journal. Based on her 20+ years of empl... Read More

Becky Singer was recently quoted in the article, "Discipline: The Fine Art of Documentation" published by Society for Human Resource Management ("SHRM") available through SHRM's online journal. Based on her 20+ years of employment law experience, Ms. Sing... Read More

Save the date for Tuesday, September 27 for the 2011 Wurst Golf Fest. This year our annual charity golf tournament will be at The Hills Course at Stonebridge Ranch Country Club in McKinney. Shotgun start at 12:30 p.m. Help us reach our fundraising goal of... Read More

Stephen B. Smith, Senior Counsel at Underwood Perkins, P.C., recently published a piece in the Dallas Bar Association Headnotes. Working with Adjustors for the Non-Specialist was chosen as a topic for the November edition of Headnotes. The Dallas Bar publ... Read More

A Day at the Courthouse
Most people who visit my office are familiar with the multitude of crime/court dramas shown on any major network television station, including but not limited to everyone’s favorite show Law & Order, and all of its progeny... Read More

Grandparents are allowed court ordered access to their grandchildren under limited circumstances. For all cases filed prior to September 1, 2013, Texas Family Code Sec. 153.433 permits grandparents possession of or access to his/her grandchild if:
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http://www.mercurynews.com/breaking-news/ci_21934463/san-jose-principal-convicted-failing-report-child-abuse
Clients often ask about reporting to CPS (formally known as “Texas Department of Family and Protective Services”) when they suspect a child... Read More